EP 0972227 B1 20040714 - AN IMPROVED ELECTROCHROMIC MEDIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A PRE-SELECTED COLOR
Title (en)
AN IMPROVED ELECTROCHROMIC MEDIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A PRE-SELECTED COLOR
Title (de)
VERBESSERTES ELEKTROCHROMES MEDIUM FÄHIG ZUR ERZEUGUNG VORGEWÄHLTER FARBEN
Title (fr)
MILIEU ELECTROCHROMIQUE PERFECTIONNE CAPABLE DE PRODUIRE UNE COULEUR PRESELECTIONNEE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9805997 W 19980326
- US 83259697 A 19970402
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9844384A1] An improved electrochromic device, the device incorporating an electrochromic medium that comprises at least three electroactive materials having absorption spectra that add together such that the color of the electrochromic medium can be pre-selected by individually choosing the concentrations of the at least three electroactive materials. The electrochromic medium generally maintains the preselected perceived color throughout its normal range of voltages when used in an electrochromic device. The at least three electroactive materials include at least one electrochemically reducible material (cathodic material), at least one electrochemically oxidizable material (anodic material) and at least one additional electroactive material which may be either an anodic or cathodic material. Thus, there are always three electroactive materials present in the medium, with at least two either being anodic or cathodic materials. The pre-selected color may be chosen from a wide variety of colors and may be, for example, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. For electrochromic mirrors for motor vehicles, a presently preferred color is gray.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B32B 17/10 (2006.01); C09K 9/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/1516 (2019.01); G02F 1/1524 (2019.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B32B 17/10036 (2013.01 - EP US); B32B 17/10174 (2013.01 - EP US); B32B 17/10302 (2013.01 - EP US); B32B 17/10513 (2013.01 - EP US); C09K 9/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G02F 1/1503 (2018.12 - EP US); G02F 1/1516 (2018.12 - EP US); G02F 1/1524 (2018.12 - EP US); G02F 2001/15145 (2018.12 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9844384 A1 19981008; AT E271231 T1 20040715; AT E352797 T1 20070215; AU 6778098 A 19981022; CA 2284538 A1 19981008; CA 2284538 C 20071204; DE 69825041 D1 20040819; DE 69825041 T2 20050825; DE 69836989 D1 20070315; DE 69836989 T2 20070531; EP 0972227 A1 20000119; EP 0972227 B1 20040714; EP 1457813 A2 20040915; EP 1457813 A3 20040922; EP 1457813 B1 20070124; JP 2001519922 A 20011023; JP 2009009145 A 20090115; JP 4384730 B2 20091216; JP 5345353 B2 20131120; US 6020987 A 20000201
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9805997 W 19980326; AT 04010498 T 19980326; AT 98913163 T 19980326; AU 6778098 A 19980326; CA 2284538 A 19980326; DE 69825041 T 19980326; DE 69836989 T 19980326; EP 04010498 A 19980326; EP 98913163 A 19980326; JP 2008201692 A 20080805; JP 54181198 A 19980326; US 83259697 A 19970402